Citrix DaaS

Why Citrix DaaS?

67% of organizations plan to deploy DaaS in the next 2 years. Self-managed VDI requires significant IT resources. Traditional desktops don’t scale for distributed workforce. Cloud complexity grows with each provider.

Citrix DaaS is Desktop as a Service with cloud-managed control plane and resource locations anywhere. HDX protocol ensures the best user experience. Multi-cloud support with AWS, Azure, GCP and on-premises.

How does it work?

Cloud Control Plane

Citrix manages infrastructure:

• Management in Citrix Cloud
• Automatic updates and patches
• Monitoring and analytics
• Configuration database
• Brokering and session management

Resource Locations

Your workloads, your location:

• On-premises datacenter
• AWS EC2 instances
• Azure Virtual Machines
• GCP Compute Engine
• Hybrid across all

HDX Delivery

Optimized user experience:

• Adaptive transport
• Multimedia redirection
• Sub-second latency
• Peripheral support
• WAN optimization

Main Features

Virtual Desktops

• Pooled (non-persistent)
• Personal (persistent)
• Random and static assignment
• GPU support (NVIDIA, AMD)
• Windows 10/11 multi-session

Virtual Apps

• Published applications
• Seamless windows
• File type association
• Application streaming
• Multi-user sessions

Auto-Scaling

• Schedule-based scaling
• Load-based scaling
• Burst to cloud
• Power management
• Cost optimization

Workspace Integration

• Single portal for users
• SSO to all apps
• Unified search
• Notifications
• Mobile access

DaaS vs On-Premises VDI

	Citrix DaaS	On-Prem CVAD
Management	Citrix Cloud	Self-managed
Updates	Automatic	Manual
Infrastructure	Citrix	Customer
Scaling	Auto-scaling	Capacity planning
Pricing	Subscription	Perpetual + support

Deployment Topologies

Cloud-Only:

• Resources in AWS/Azure/GCP
• Full cloud management
• Fastest deployment
• OpEx model

Hybrid:

• On-prem + cloud resources
• Single management plane
• Burst capacity
• Gradual migration

On-Premises Resources:

• Control in cloud, resources on-prem
• Reduced management overhead
• Data sovereignty
• Leverage existing infra

Who is it for?

• Enterprise without dedicated VDI team
• Organizations with multi-cloud strategy
• Companies needing rapid deployment
• IT wanting reduced management overhead

Benefits

For IT: Cloud-managed, auto-updates, reduced infrastructure burden

For users: HDX experience, any device access, seamless apps

For business: Predictable costs, rapid scaling, business continuity

Specifications

Management	Citrix Cloud
Resources	On-prem, AWS, Azure, GCP
Protocol	HDX
Clients	Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Web

FAQ

How does DaaS differ from Virtual Apps and Desktops? DaaS has control plane in Citrix Cloud - Citrix manages management infrastructure. CVAD is full self-managed on-prem.

Where is my data in DaaS? User data remains in your resource locations - on-prem or in chosen cloud. Citrix Cloud stores only metadata.

Can I use existing infrastructure? Yes. DaaS can use existing hypervisors, storage and networking on-premises.

How does auto-scaling work? Cloud Connectors communicate with Citrix Cloud. Scaling policies trigger power actions and machine creation automatically.

Do I need NetScaler? No. Citrix Gateway Service is included. NetScaler optionally for advanced requirements.

What editions are available? DaaS Standard, Advanced, Premium. Differences in features like MCS, PVS, security add-ons.

Can I migrate from CVAD? Yes. Same VDAs work with DaaS. Control plane migration without resource layer change.

How does pricing work? Per user/device subscription. Monthly or annual commitment.

Does DaaS support GPU? Yes. NVIDIA vGPU for professional graphics, AMD for select scenarios.

What does support look like? Citrix 24/7 for DaaS platform issues. nFlo offers deployment and ongoing management.